Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Masdevallia mendozae

Masdevallia mendozae is a cool-growing species from the highlands
of Ecuador. It is one of the species in section Saltatrices, a group
of species with brightly colored tubular flowers that are lined with
glandular hairs, visible in some of these pictures. It does well for me for a while and then declines and is now coming back once again. It seems to go into decline when the potting mix becomes stale, so I've been keeping it fresh.